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A  Year  Book  of 
Colonial  Times 


Compiled  by  the 

Rev.  Frederick  S.   Sill,   D.D. 
// 

Member  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars 


NEW  YORK 
E.  P.  BUTTON  &  COMPANY 

31  WEST  TWENTY-THIRD  STREET 

1899 


COPYRIGHT,  1899 

BY 

E.  P.  BUTTON  &  CO. 

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COLONIAL  TIMES 


January  i 

The  first  Postal  Service  was  established 
to  go  between  New  York  and  Boston, 
monthly. 

Sirrah,  what  tidings  ?    Have  you  any  letters  ? 
SHAKESPEARE. 


January  2 

1646  The  New  Amsterdam  Council  brought 
charges  against  their  minister,  Dominie 
Bogardus. 

Every  man  of  true  genius  has  his  peculiarity. 

DICKENS. 


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January  3 

Date  of  the  Charter  of  Bennington,  Ver 
mont. 

He  who  first  met  the  Highlands  swelling  blue, 
Will  love  each  peak  that  shows  a  kindred  hue  ; 
Hail  in  each  crag  a  friend's  familiar  face, 
And  clasp  the  mountain  in  his  mind's  embrace. 

BYRON. 


January  4 

Henry  Slough ter  was  commissioned  Royal 
Governor  of  New  York  on  the  eve  of  the 
L,eisler  troubles,  but  did  not  arrive  until 
March,  1691. 

Though  usurpers  sway  the  rule  a  while, 
Yet    heavens  are   just   and    time   suppresseth 
wrong. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


January  5 

The  New  York  Council  passed  an  Act  for 
issuing  Bills  of  Credit. 

'T  is  necessity 

To  which  the  gods  must  yield  ;  and  I  obey 
Till  I  redeem  it  by  some  glorious  way. 

BEAUMONT  and  FLETCHER. 


January  6 

1759      Washington    was    married    to    Mistress 
Martha    Custis. 

Honest  company,  I  thank  you  all, 
That  have  beheld  me  give  away  myself 
To  this  most  patient,  sweet,  and  virtuous  wife. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


January  7 

1699  Treaty  of  Peace  ratified  between  Massa 
chusetts  and  the  Sagamores  of  the  Maine 
Indians. 

Peace  hath  her  victories, 
No  less  renowned  than  war. 

MII/TON. 


January  8 

1755  The  Town  Meeting  of  Sharon,  Mass.,  as 
the  custom  long  had  been,  took  action  on 
the  salary  of  their  minister. 

There  goes  the  parson,  oh,  illustrious  spark  ! 
And  there,  scarce  less  illustrious,  goes  the  clerk. 

COWPER. 


January  9 

A  meeting  at  Plymouth  was  held  which 
determined  the  manner  and  division  of 
labour  in  building  the  town  :  "  The  germ 
and  bud  of  the  N.  E.  Town  Meeting." 

Great  results  are  oft  the  issue  of  small  occasions. 

A.  PHEI,PS. 


January  10 

Relief  troops  arrived  at  Narragansett  to 
succour  the  survivors  of  the  "Great 
Swamp  Fight." 

When  the  blast  of  war  blows  in  our  ears, 
Then  imitate  the  action  of  the  tiger  : 
Stiffen  the  sinews,  summon  up  the  blood. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


January  n 

The  Council  ordered  that  the  Night 
Watch  be  set  at  8  P.M.  in  New  York 
City. 

When  night 

Darkens  the  streets,  then  wander  forth  the  sons 
Of  Belial,  flown  with  insolence  and  wine. 

MII/TON. 


January  12 

1676  The  Indian  Sachems  in  New  England 
proposed  a  month's  truce,  which  the  Col 
onists  refused. 

And  be  these  juggling  fiends  no  more  believed 
That  palter  with  us  in  a  double  sense  : 
That  keep  the  word  of  promise  to  our  ear, 
And  break  it  to  our  hope. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


January    13 

1768  An  Act  was  passed  in  New  York  to  re 
lieve  the  city  of  expense  by  the  speedy 
trial  of  offenders. 

The  hungry  judges  soon  the  sentence  sign, 
And  wretches  hang,  that  jurymen  may  dine. 

POPE. 


January    14 

1639  Connecticut  adopted  a  Constitution  of 
its  own,  the  first  Colonial  Constitution 
framed  by  Americans. 

Law  is  the  embodiment  of  the  moral  sentiment 
of  the  people. 


January    15 

1674  Provisional  Charter  granted  to  New 
Orange  by  Gov.  Colve,  after  New  York 
was  recommitted  to  the  Dutch  in  1673. 

The  magistrates  shall  take  care  that  the  Re 
formed  Christian  Religion,  conformable  to  the 
Synod  of  Dordrecht,  shall  be  maintained. 

CHARTER. 


January    16 

1771  The  sexton  of  the  South  Church  in  Bos 
ton  was  ordered  to  remove  the  foot-stoves 
after  service,  to  prevent  fire. 

Fire  that 's  closest  kept  burns  most  of  all. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


January    17 
1706      Benjamin  Franklin  was  born  in  Boston. 

Statesman,  yet  friend  to  truth  ;  of  soul  sincere, 
In  action  faithful,  and  in  honour  clear. 

POPE. 


January  18 

1770  Battle  of  Golden  Hill,  Mass.  First  blood 
shed  in  defence  of  American  Colonial 
rights. 

We  must  be  free  or  die,  who  speak  the  tongue 
that  Shakespeare  spake  ;  the  faith  and  morals 
hold  which  Milton  held. 

WORDSWORTH. 


January    19 

1621  John  Goodman  of  Plymouth  encountered 
two  great  wolves,  which  he  withstood 
"  with  a  stick  and  a  pale-board." 

True  courage  is  calm  and  cool. 

SHAFTESBURY. 


January   20 

1 66 1      Solomon   La   Chair   was    appointed   the 
first  Public  Notary  of  New  Amsterdam. 

Go  with  me  to  the  notary  ;  seal  me  there 
Your  single  bond. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


January   21 

The  Pilgrims  held  their  first  full  Sunday 
meeting  on  shore,  most  of  the  town  of 
Plymouth  being  built. 

Without  a  Sabbath,  no  worship  ;  without  wor 
ship,  no  religion  ;  and  without  religion,  no  per 
manent  freedom. 

MONTAI,EMBERT. 


January   22 

The  Grand  Council  of  Indians  at  Onon- 
daga  formed  an  alliance  with  the  English 
against  Canada. 

Give  him  all  kindness  : 
I  had  rather  have 

Such  men  my  friends,  than  enemies. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


January   23 

Petition  presented  to  New  York  Council 
for  a  second  Ferry  to  Long  Island. 

A  boat,  a  boat !  haste  to  the  ferry, 
And  we  '11  go  over,  and  make  merry. 
Old  English  Glee. 


January   24 

1764      Harvard  College  Library  was  destroyed 
by  fire. 

My  library  was  dukedom  large  enough. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


January   25 

1659  The  West  India  Company  was  allowed 
to  traffic  in  slaves,  by  a  commission  given 
to  the  ship  Oak  Tree. 

Disguise  thyself  as  thou  wilt,  still,   Slavery, 
thou  art  a  bitter  draught. 

STERNE. 


January    26 

1679  L,a  Salle  laid  the  keel  of  the  first  vessel 
built  in  western  waters,  six  miles  above 
Niagara. 

The  world  owes  all  its  onward  impulses  to  men 
ill  at  ease. 

HAWTHORNE. 


January   27 

1676  The  Connecticut  troops  under  Major 
Treat  arrived  at  Narragansett  for  the 
second  campaign  against  King  Philip. 

War  is  a  terrible  trade  ;  but  in  the  cause  that  is 

righteous 
Sweet  is  the  smell  of  powder. 

LONGFELLOW. 


January    28 

1676  Gov.  Winslow  marched  against  the  Nar- 
ragansetts  after  the  "  Great  Swamp 
Fight,"  in  the  second  campaign. 

A  thousand  glorious  actions  that  might  claim 
Triumphant  laurels  and  immortal  fame, 
Confus'd  in  crowds  of  glorious  actions  lie, 
And  troops  of  heroes  undistinguished  die. 

ADDISON. 

January   29 

1621  Death  of  Rose  Staudish,  wife  of  the  Cap 
tain  of  Plymouth. 

Yonder  there  on  the  hill  by  the  sea,  lies  buried 

Rose  Stan  dish, 
Beautiful  rose  of  love,  that  bloomed  for  me  by 

the  wayside. 
She  was  the  first  to  die  of  all  who  came  in  the 

Mayflower. 


January   30 

1649      Charles  the  First  was  beheaded. 

Everything  that  happens  in  the  world  is  part  of 
a  great  plan  of  God  running  through  all  time. 


January   31 
1747      Battle  of  Minas,  Grand  Pre,  Nova  Scotia. 

Those  that  fly  may  fight  again, 
Which  he  can  never  do  that 's  slain. 

BUTTER. 


February   I 

1775      A    Provincial    Congress    met   at   Phila 
delphia. 

Let  us  have  a  Government,  by  which  our  lives, 
liberties,  and  properties  will  be  secured. 

WASHINGTON. 


February   2 

1653      New  York  City  was  incorporated  as  New 
Amsterdam. 

Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  are  all  with  thee, 
Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  our  prayers,  our  tears, 
Our  faith  triumphant  o'er  our  fears, 
Are  all  with  thee — are  all  with  thee. 

L,ONGFE;U,OW. 


February  3 

The   Connecticut   forces   returned   home 
after  the  "  Great  Swamp  Fight." 

Rest  is  sweet  after  strife. 

OWEN  MEREDITH. 


February  4 

The  Justices  and  Vestrymen  of  New  York 
refused  to  pay  the  Rev.  Mr.  Vesey's  sal 
ary,  because  he  had  left  the  city  tempor 
arily  without  their  permission. 

Justice,  while  she  winks  at  crimes 
Stumbles  on  innocence  sometimes. 

BUTTER. 


February   5 

The  ship  Lyon  from  Bristol,  Kng.,  arrived 
at  Boston,  with  Roger  Williams,  and  sup 
plies  for  the  Colony. 

Heaven  hath  a  hand  in  these  events, 
To  whose  high  Will  be  bound  our  calm  contents. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


February  6 

1697      First  Service  was  held  in  the  first  Trinity 
Church,  New  York. 

I  love  the  Church,  the  holy  Church 
That  o'er  our  life  presides, 
The  birth,  the  bridal,  and  the  grave 
And  many  an  hour  besides. 

COXE. 


February   7 


Parliament  declared  Massachusetts  to  be 
in  Rebellion. 

Now  let  it  work  :  Mischief,  thou  art  afoot. 
Take  thou  what  course  thou  wilt. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


February  8 

1690      Indian    Massacre   of  the   town   of  Sche- 
nectady. 

Murder  may  pass  unpunished  for  a  time, 
But  tardy  justice  will  o'ertake  the  crime. 

DRYDEN. 


February  9 

1674      New  York  was  surrendered  by  treaty  to 
the  English,  for  the  second  time. 

England,  our  Mother's  Mother  !    Come  and  see 
A  greater  England  here  !  O  come  and  be 
At  home  with  us,  your  children,  for  there  runs 
The  same  blood  in  our  veins  as  in  your  sons'. 

STODDARD. 


February  10 

1763  Canada,  the  West  Indies,  Florida,  Louis 
iana,  Acadia,  Cape  Breton,  etc.,  were 
confirmed  to  Kngland  by  the  Treaty  of 
Paris. 

Who  seeks,  and  will  not  take  when  once  'tis 

offered, 
Shall  never  find  it  more. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


February  1 1 

1732      The  Birthday  of  George  Washington,  as 
observed  during  his  life. 

Until  time  shall  be  no  more,  will  a  test  of  the 
progress  which  our  race  has  made  in  wisdom 
and  in  virtue   be  derived  from  the  veneration 
paid  to  the  immortal  name  of  WASHINGTON. 
LORD  BROUGHAM. 


February  12 

The   first   Quaker   Meeting   House   was 
allowed  to  be  built  in  New  York. 

The  Quaker  of  the  olden  time, 
How  calm  and  firm  and  true  ! 
Unspotted  by  its  wrong  and  crime 
He  walked  the  dark  earth  through. 

WHITTIER. 


February  13 

The  Amsterdam  Directors  favour  a  league 
of  the  New  Netherlands  with  New  Eng 
land  against  the  Indians. 

It  is  a  maxim,  founded  on  the  universal  experi 
ence  of  mankind,  that  no  nation  is  to  be  trusted 
further  than  it  is  bound  by  its  interests. 

WASHINGTON. 


February  14 

A  party  of  French  and  Indians  under  La 
Salle  embarked  on  the  Mississippi  River. 

A  brave  soul  is  a  thing  which  all  things  serve. 

SMITH. 


February  15 
1694      The  first  book  was  printed  in  New  York. 

A  book  !  O  rare  one  ! 

Be  not,  as  in  our  fangled  world,  a  garment 

Nobler  than  that  it  covers. 

SHAKESPKARE. 


February  16 

1683      The  first  Court  of  Chancery  was  held  in 
New  York. 

Justice  is   the   great  standing  policy   of  civil 
society. 

BURKE. 


February  1 7 

1621      Myles  Standish  was  chosen  as  Captain  of 
the  Plymouth  forces. 

Stern  as  a  soldier  might  be,  but  hearty  and 
placable  always. 

Great  of  heart,  magnanimous,  courtly,  cour 
ageous. 


February  18 

1676      Major  Walderne  held  a  parley  with  the 
Indians  at  Maquoit,  Maine. 

Trust  none  ; 

For  oaths  are  straws,  men's  faiths  are  wafer- 
cakes 
And  hold-fast  is  the  only  dog. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


February  19 

1691      A  pillory,  cage,  and  ducking-stool  were 
ordered  built  in  New  York  City. 

For  each  particular  crime  a  strict  account  will 
be  exacted. 

MASSINGER. 


February  20 

1633      David  De  Vries  arrived  at  Fort  Nassau, 
and  became  Patroon  of  Staten  Island. 

Higher  than  the  perfect  song 
•   For  which  love  longeth, 
Is  the  tender  fear  of  wrong 
That  never  wrongeth. 

BAYARD  TAYLOR. 


February  21 

1682  A  Virginia  Printer  was  forbidden  to  print 
anything  until  his  majesty's  pleasure  in 
Kngland  should  be  known. 

I  knew  him  tyrannous  ;  and  tyrants'  fears 
Decrease  not,  but  grow  faster  than  the  years. 

QTT  A  vn-ciiT?  A  T>  T? 


SHAKESPEARE. 


February  22 

1677  Major  Walderne  started  on  an  expedition 
up  the  Kennebec  River  against  the  East 
ern  Indians. 

And  tho'  I  hope  not  hence  unscath'd  to  go, 
Who  conquers  me  shall  find  a  stubborn  foe. 

BYRON. 


February  23 

1716      A   public   clock    was    ordered    for    New 
York. 

The  clock  upbraids  me  with  the  waste  of  time. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


February  24 

Indian  Massacre  at  Deerfield,  Mass. 

Cruelty,  like  every  other  vice,   requires  only 
opportunity. 

GEORGE  EUOT. 


February  25 


The  Council  of  New  Amsterdam  declared 
war  with  the  Indians. 

Cry  "  Havoc  "  and  let  slip  the  dogs  of  war. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


February  26 

The  first  Fire  Wardens  were   appointed 
by  the  Dutch  for  New  Amsterdam. 

A  little  fire  is  quickly  trodden  out ; 
Which,  being  suffered,  rivers  cannot  quench. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


February  27 

Major  Walderne  had  an  encounter  with 
hostile  Indians  at  Penobscot,  Me. 

If  we  are  marked  to  die,  we  are  enow 
To  do  our  country  loss  ;  and  if  to  live, 
The  fewer  men,  the  greater  share  of  honour. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


February  28 

1665  A  Convention  was  called  to  meet  in  New 
York  to  ratify  a  code  of  laws  for  the 
Colony. 

Laws  are  not  invented ;  they  grow  out  of  cir 
cumstances. 

AZARIAS. 


March    i 

1670  The  "Constitutions"  for  the  Carolinas 
were  signed  by  the  king,  but  were  not 
acceptable  to  the  people. 

The  great  thing  in  this  world  is  not  so  much 
where  we  stand,  as  in  what  direction  we  are 
moving. 

HOLMES. 


March    2 
1764      Date  of  the  Charter  of  Brown  University. 

Learning  by  study  must  be  won  ; 

'T  was  ne'er  entailed  from  sire  to  son. 

GAY. 


March   3 

1636  The  Massachusetts  Council  granted  tem 
porary  commissions  to  four  companies 
about  to  settle  Connecticut. 

But  Heaven  hath  a  hand  in  these  events, 
To  whose  high  Will  be  bound  our  calm  contents. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March    4 

1629      First  Charter  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay 
Colony  granted. 

The  Providence  that  watches  over  the  affairs  of 
men  works  out  of  their  mistakes  at  times  a 
healthier  issue  than  could  have  been  accom 
plished  by  their  wisest  forethought. 

FROUDE. 


March    5 

1750     The  first  Theatrical  Performance  in  New 
York  City. 

The  stage  I  chose — a  subject  fair  and  free, 
'T  is  yours — 't  is  mine — 't  is  public  property. 
All  common  exhibitions  open  lie, 
For  praise  or  censure,  to  the  common  eye. 

CHURCHII,!,. 


March    6 

Vermont  was  separated  from  New  York 
as  a  distinct  Colony. 

Thy  spirit,  Independence,  let  me  share  ; 

Lord  of  the  lion  heart  and  eagle  eye. 
Thy  steps  I  follow  with  my  bosom  bare 

Nor  heed  the  storm  that  howls  along  the  sky. 

SMOIJ.ETT. 


March    7 

The  Ministers  and  Elders  of  the  French 
Church  in  New  York  applied  for  a 
Charter. 

His  faith,  perhaps,  in  some  nice  tenets  might 
Be  wrong  ;  his  life,  I  'm  sure,  was  in  the  right. 

Cowi,EY. 


March    8 

Captain  John  Mason  was  appointed  Ma 
jor-General  of  the  Connecticut  forces. 

In  joys,  in  grief,  in  triumph,  in  retreat, 
Great  always,  without  aiming  to  be  great. 

ROSCOMMON. 


March   9 

1723  The  French  settlement  of  Old  Town, 
Maine,  was  attacked  and  burned  by 
Massachusetts  troops. 

One  thing  is  forever  good  : 
That  one  thing  is  Success. 

KMERSON. 


March    10 

1643  The  English  House  of  Commons  released 
Colonists  from  the  oath  of  allegiance  to 
King  Charles  I. 

When  liberty  is  gone 

Life  grows  insipid  and  has  lost  its  relish. 

ADDISON. 


March    1 1 

All  beggars  in  New  York  were  ordered 
by  the  Council  to  be  put  to  hard  labor. 

Well,  whiles  I  am  a  beggar,  I  will  rail, 
And  say  there  is  no  sin,  but  to  be  rich  ; 
And  being  rich,  my  virtue  then  shall  be 
To  say — there  is  no  vice  but  beggary. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March    12 

l664      Long  Island  and  New  York  were  granted 
by  Charles  II.  to  the  Duke  of  York. 

If  you  were  born  to  honor,  show  it  now  ; 
If  put  upon  you,  make  the  judgment  good 
That  thought  you  worthy  of  it. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March    13 

1639      The  name  of  "Harvard"  was  given  to 
the  college  at  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Binding  herself  by  statute  to  secure 

For  all  the  children  whom  her  soil  maintains 

The  rudiments  of  letters,  and  inform 

The  mind  with  moral  and  religious  truth. 

WORDSWORTH. 


March    14 

1644      A  charter  was  granted  to  Rhode  Island, 
at  the  request  of  Roger  Williams. 

I  must  have  liberty 
Withal,  as  large  a  charter  as  the  wind 
To  blow  on  whom  I  please. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March    1 5 

1653      First    Public    Debt    of  New    Amsterdam 
created. 

You  say  you  nothing  owe  ;  and  so  I  say  : 
He  only  owes  who  something  hath  to  pay. 

MARTIAI,. 


March    16 

1648      Taverns  were  first  licensed  in  New  Am 
sterdam  by  the  Dutch. 

Shall  I  not  take  mine  ease  in  mine  Inn  ? 
SHAKKSPEARK. 


March    i  7 

1757      French  attack  on  Fort  William  Henry  at 
L,ake  George. 

Then  more  fierce 

The  conflict  grew  :  the  din  of  arms,  the  yell 
Of  savage  rage,  the  shriek  of  agony, 
The  groan  of  death,  commingled  in  one  sound 
Of  undistinguished  horrors. 

SOUTH  ICY. 


March    18 

1766      The   Stamp   Act   was   repealed   by   Par 
liament. 

I  rejoice  that  America  has  resisted. 

WM.  PITT. 


March    19 

1767      The  third  Liberty   Pole  was  erected  in 
New  York  City. 

I/iberty,  like  day, 

Breaks  on  the  soul,  and  by  a  flash  from  heaven 
Fires  all  the  faculties  with  glorious  joy. 

COWPER. 


March   20 

1687      Death  of  La  Salle,  the  French  discoverer 
of  the  Mississippi. 

The  boast  of  heraldry,  the  pomp  of  power, 
And  all  that  beauty,  all  that  wealth  e'er  gave, 
Await  alike  the  inevitable  hour, 
The  paths  of  glory  lead  but  to  the  grave. 

GRAY. 


March   21 

Bowling  Green  in  New  York  City  was  set 
apart  as  a  Public  Park. 

Here  on  this  grass  plot,  in  this  very  place 

To  come  and  sport. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March  22 

Massacre  of  Virginia  Colonists  by  In 
dians  at  Jamestown  and  eighty  other 
plantations. 

One  woe  doth  tread  upon  another's  heel, 

So  fast  they  follow. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March   23 

First  regular  Town  Meeting  held  at  Ply 
mouth,  when  Gov.  Carver  was  re-elected. 

Oh,  he  sits  high  in  all  the  people's  hearts. 
SHAKESPEARE. 

March   24 

The  first  offender  in  New  England  was 
tried  and  convicted  for  insubordination 
and  profanity. 

Right  lives  by  law,  and  law  subsists  by  power  ; 
Disarm  the  shepherd,  wolves  the  flock  devour. 

DRYDEN. 


March   25 

The   Hudson   River  was  discovered  by 
Hendrick  Hudson. 

Death  makes  no  conquest  of  the  conqueror, 
For  now  he  lives  in  fame. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March   26 

Battle  with  Narragansett  Indians  at  Re- 
hoboth  in  which  Capt  Michael  Peirce 
and  a  company  of  Plymouth  troops  were 
killed. 

Enough  of  merit  has  each  honored  name 
To  shine  untarnished  on  the  rolls  of  fame, 
And  add  new  lustre  to  the  historic  page. 

DAVID  HUMPHREYS. 


March   27 

Capture  of  the  Indian  Chief  Canonchet 
by  Connecticut  and  Indian  troops. 

There  is  no  nobler  figure  in  all  the  annals  of 
the  American  Indians.  He  was  the  real  head 
and  life  of  the  Indians  at  war,  aud  his  capture 
was  the  death-blow  to  their  hopes. 

BODGE. 


March  28 

1676  Roger  Williams  attempted  to  restrain  the 
Narragansett  Indians  from  an  attack  on 
Providence. 

Whate'er  betides,  by  destiny  't  is  done  ; 
And  better  bear  like  men,  than  vainly  seem  to 
shun. 

DRYDEN. 


March  29 

1665      Gov.  Nicolls  attempted  to  quarter  soldiers 
on  the  Dutch.     An  unpopular  measure. 

I  do  oppose 

My  patience  to  his  fury  ;  and  am  armed 
To  suffer,  with  a  quietness  of  spirit, 
The  very  tyranny  and  rage  of  his. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


March   30 

1752      Isabella  Morris,  widow  of  Gov.    Morris 
of  New  York,  died  in  her  eightieth  year. 

A  woman's  rank 

Ivies  in  the  fulness  of  her  womanhood  ; 
Therein  alone  she  is  royal. 

GEORGE 


March   31 


1653      Palisades  were  built  to  protect  New  York 
against  the  Indians. 

Would'st  thou  have  a  serpent  sting  thee  twice  ? 

SHAKESPEARF,. 


April    i 

J765      The  Stamp  Act  was  passed  by  the  House 
of  Lords. 

The  merchants  of  Great  Britain,  trading  to  the 
Colonies,  will  not  be  among  the  last  to  wish  for 
a  repeal  of  the  Act. 

WASHINGTON. 


April    2 

J774      Gen.  Gage  became  the  last  Royal  Gov 
ernor  of  Massachusetts. 

Great  Britain  thought  she  was  only  to  hold  up 
the  rod,  and  all  would  be  hushed. 

WASHINGTON. 


April   3 

1775     The   Colonial   Assembly   of   New   York 
held  its  last  session. 

None  of  the  Colonies  will  ever  submit  to  the 
loss  of  their  valuable  rights  and  privileges, 
which  are  essential  to  the  happiness  of  every 

Free  State. 

WASHINGTON. 


April   4 

1689      News  of  the  Invasion  of  the  Prince  of 
Orange  was  received  at  Boston. 

Every  nation  has  a  right  to  establish  that  form 
of  Government  under  which  it  conceives  it  may 
live  most  happy. 

WASHINGTON. 


April   5 

1621  The  Pilgrims  at  Plymouth  levelled  the 
graves  of  their  dead,  and  sowed  corn  seed 
to  hide  the  number  from  the  Indians. 

When  Spring  with  dewy  fingers  cold 
Returns  to  deck  their  hallowed  mould, 
She  there  shall  dress  a  sweeter  sod 
Than  Fancy's  feet  have  ever  trod. 

WM.  COUJNS. 


April  6 

1682      La  Salle  reached  the  mouth  of  the  Missis 
sippi  River. 

Through  every  rift  of  discovery  some  seeming 
anomaly  drops  out  of  the  darkness,  and  falls, 
as  a  golden  link,  into  the  great  chain  of  order. 

CHAPIN. 


April    7 

1630  Date  of  the  Letter  of  the  Boston  Colo 
nists  on  board  the  Arabella  to  their 
"brethren  in  and  of  the  Church  of  Eng 
land." 

The  responsibility  of  tolerance  lies  with  those 
who  have  the  wider  vision. 

GEORGE  EUOT. 


April    8 

1638      Gov.  Kieft  of  New  Amsterdam  organized 
his  first  Council. 

Men  give  away  nothing  so  liberally  as  their 
advice. 

ROCHEFOUCAULD. 


April  9 


1682      La   Salle   discovered   the   mouth   of  the 
Mississippi. 

He  was  the  first  to  fully  appreciate  the  import 
ance  of  securing  to  France  the  two  great  valleys 

of  this  continent. 

PATTON. 


April  10 

1606      The  first  Charter  was  granted  to  Virginia 
Colonists. 

Who  can  answer  where  any  road  leads  to  ? 

MEREDITH. 


April  1 1 

1713      The  Peace  of  Utrecht  ended  the  War  of 
the  Spanish  Succession. 

Though  usurpers  sway  the  rule  awhile, 
Yet  heavens   are   just,   and  time  suppresseth 
wrongs. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


April  12 

1695      The  votes  of  the   New  York  Assembly 
were  first  printed. 


No  man  should  be  a  partisan  in  the  sense  of 
one  who  votes  for  his  party,  right  or  wrong. 

CROSBY. 


April  13 

1670  Date  of  the  Deed  of  Staten  Island  from 
the  Indians  to  the  Governor  of  New 
York. 

Since  you  will  buckle  fortune  on  my  back, 
To  bear  her  burthen,  whe'r  I  will,  or  no, 
I  must  have  patience  to  endure  the  load. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


April  14 

1642      New  Hampshire  was  annexed  to  Massa 
chusetts  Colony,  as  a  part  of  the  Province. 

You  shall  be  a  father  to  my  youth  ; 

My  voice  shall  sound  as  you  do  prompt  mine 

ear  ; 

And  I  will  stoop  and  humble  my  intents 
To  your  well-practised,  wise  direction. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


April  15 

1638      First   Sunday  spent  at  New  Haven  by 
the  newly  arrived  Colonists. 

The  Sunday  is  the  core  of  our  civilization. 

EMERSON. 


April  1 6 

1644      Death  of  Elder  Brewster  of  the  Plymouth 
Colony. 

One  voice  only  for  peace,  and  that  the  voice  of 
the  Elder. 

LONGFELLOW. 


April  17 

1702  The  Proprietors  of  New  Jersey  surren 
dered  their  power  of  government  to  Queen 
Anne. 

Any  man  may  make  a  mistake,  but  none  but  a 
fool  will  continue  in  it. 

CICERO. 


April  18 

1637      Massachusetts  declared  war  against  the 
Pequod  Indians. 

To  kill,  I  grant,  is  sin's  extremest  gust ; 
But  in  defence,  by  mercy,  't  is  most  just. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


April  19 

1672      Representative  government  was  instituted 
by  South  Carolina. 

It  is  the  weakness  and  danger  of  republics, 
that  the  vices  as  well  as  the  virtues  of  the  peo 
ple  are  represented  in  their  legislation. 

MRS.  MARY  H.  HUNT. 


April  20 

1676  Rebellion  in  Virginia,  under  Nathaniel 
Bacon,  against  the  Royal  Government,  in 
favour  of  self-government. 

Self-defence  is  a  virtue, 
Sole  bulwark  of  all  right. 

BYRON. 


April  21 

1676      Fight  at  Sudbury ,  Mass. ,  with  the  Indians. 

Oh  !  't  is  easy 
To  beget  great  deeds  ;  but  in  the  rearing  of 

them — 

The  treading  in  cold  blood  each  mean  detail — 
There  lies  the  self-denial. 

KINGSI.EY. 


April  22 

1730      A  Public  Library  was  founded  in  New 
York. 

Books  should  to  one  of  these  four  ends  conduce, 
For  wisdom,  piety,  delight,  or  use. 

DENHAM. 


April  23 

1662      Royal  Charter  granted  to  the  Patentees 
of  Connecticut  by  Charles  II. 

It  is  better  to  be  nobly  remembered  than  nobly 
born. 

RUSKIN. 


April  24 

1704      First  issue   of  the   Boston  News  Letter, 
the  first  American  newspaper. 

Only  a  newspaper !  quick  read,  quick  lost ; 
Torn,  trampled  under  feet ;   who  counts  thy 

cost, 
Star-eyed  Intelligence. 

Cl,EMMER. 


April  25 

1643  Treaty  made  between  the  Dutch  of  New 
Amsterdam  and  the  Indian  Sachem  Ora- 
tatrim. 

Peace  is  rarely  denied  to  the  peaceful. 

Scmu,ER. 


April  26 

1607      Landing  made  by  Virginia  Colonists  at 
Cape  Henry. 

This  day  we  fashion  Destiny,  our  web  of  Fate 
we  spin. 

WHITTIER. 


April  27 

1686      Dongan  Charter  granted  to  New  York 
City. 

The  three  great  ends  for  a  statesman  are,  se 
curity  to  possessors,  facility  to  acquirers,  and 
liberty  and  hope  to  the  people. 

COLERIDGE. 


April  28 

1607      The   Virginia    Colonists   discovered    the 
mouth  of  the  Delaware  River. 

That  man  may  safely  venture  on  his  way, 
Who  is  so  guided  that  he  cannot  stray. 

SCOTT. 


April  29 

1648      An  ordinance  was  passed  by  the  Dutch 
Council  for  the  observance  of  Sunda}r. 

Take  the  Sunday  with  you  through  the  week, 
And  sweeten  with  it  all  the  other  days. 

LONGFELLOW. 


April  30 

1758      The    "German    Flats"    in    New   York 
were  attacked  by  the  French  and  Indians. 

When  Fortune  means  to  men  most  good 
She  looks  upon  them  with  a  threatening  eye. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


May   I 

1690  The  New  England  and  New  York  Colo 
nies  resolved  to  attempt  the  conquest  of 
Canada. 

We  are  but  the  instruments   of  Heaven  ;  our 
work  is  not  design,  but  destiny. 

MEREDITH. 


May  2 

1746  Engagement  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  be 
tween  Capt.  Seymour  in  the  Snow  Dragon 
and  Capt.  Jefferis  in  the  Greyhound  and 
a  Spanish  ship  of  war. 

Whoever  commands  the  sea,  commands  the 
trade  ;  whoever  commands  the  trade  of  the 
world,  commands  the  riches  of  the  world. 

RAI/EIGH. 


May   3 

1717      Brunswick,  Maine,  was  set  off  as  a  town 
ship. 

At  the  bottom  of  the  foundations  of  the  Ameri 
can  system  lies  the  township. 

DOUGI,AS 


May   4 

1626      Peter  Minuit  became  third  Colonial  Gov 
ernor  of  New  Netherlands. 

Thou  art  a  fellow  of  good  respect  ; 
Thy  life  hath  had  .some  smatch  of  honour  in  it. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


May  5 

i75S      Philip  Schuyler  received  a  Captain' s  com 
mission  from  Gov.  De  Lancy. 

I  do  not  think  a  braver  gentleman, 
More  active-valiant,  or  more  valiant-young, 
More  daring,  or  more  bold,  is  now  alive 
To  grace  this  latter  age  with  noble  deeds. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


May  6 

1697      The   Charter   of    Trinity    Church,    New 
York,  was  signed  by  William  III. 

Religion  crowns  the  statesman  and  the  man, 
Sole  solace  of  public  and  of  private  peace. 

YOUNG. 


May  7 

i72S      Battle  with  Indians  at  Fryeburg,  Maine. 

A  thousand  glorious  actions  that  might  claim 
Triumphant  laurels  and  immortal  fame 
Confused  in  crowds  of  glorious  actions  lie, 
And  troops  of  heroes  undistinguished  die. 

ADDISON. 


May  8 

1763  Pontiac  and  other  chiefs  held  a  Council 
with  Major  Henry  Glad  win  at  the  Fort 
in  Detroit. 

The  iron  will  of  one  stout  heart  shall  make  a 
thousand  quail. 

TUPPER. 


May  9 

1640  An  ordinance  was  passed  by  New  Am 
sterdam  for  the  protection  of  the  Indian 
cornfields. 

Give  him  all  kindness  ;  I  had  rather  have 
Such  men  my  friends,  than  enemies. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


May  10 

1676  An  "  epidemical  cold  "  prevailed  in  New 
England,  so  that  the  military  forces  were 
disbanded  for  a  season  of  recovery,  by 
order  of  the  Courts. 

Winter  lingering  chills  the  lap  of  May. 
GOLDSMITH. 


May 


1 1 


1741      Executions  in  connection  with  the  Negro 
Plot  in  New  York  began. 

Justice,  like  lightning,  ever  should  appear  to 
few  men's  ruin,  but  to  all  men's  fear. 

SWEETMAN. 


May  12 

The  King  of  France  granted  a  monopoly 
of  trade  on  the  Mississippi  to  L,a  Salle. 

He  spread  his  sails  with  vantage  to  the  gale  of 
others'  passions. 

B.  JONSON. 

May  13 

Arrival  of  the  London  Company  Colo 
nists  with  Capt.  Christopher  Newport  in 
the  James  River,  Virginia. 

You  brave  heroic  minds, 

Worthy  your  country's  name, 

That  honour  still  pursue, 

Go  and  subdue ; 

Whilst  loitering  hinds 

Lurk  here  at  home  with  shame. 

MICHAEL  DRAYTON. 


May  14 

The  London  Company  Colonists  landed, 

and  established  Jamestown. 
In  kenning  of  the  shore 
(Thanks  to  God  first  given), 
O  you  the  happiest  men 
Be  frolic  then. 
Let  cannon  roar, 
Frighting  the  wide  heaven. 

MICHAEL  DRAY-TON. 


May  15 

1760      The  French  shipping  in  Quebec  harbour 
was  destroyed  by  the  Colonial  forces. 
Thus  far  our  fortune  keeps  an  upward  course, 
And  we  are  graced  with  wreaths  of  victory. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


May  1 6 

1691      L,eisler   and    Milborne   were   hanged    in 
New  York  for  reputed  treason. 
Courage,  if  crowned  with  success,  is  heroism ; 
if  clouded  by  defeat,  temerity. 

COI/TON. 


May  17 

1760  Siege  of  Quebec  raised  by  the  French, 
and  England  left  in  possession  of  all 
Canada. 

Peace  the  offspring  is  of  Power. 

BAYARD  TAYLOR. 


May  1 8 

1731      The  boundary  line  between   New  York 
and  Massachusetts  was  settled. 

Peace  rules    the  day  when   reason  rules  the 
mind. 

COUJNS. 


May  19 

The     "Falls     Fight"     under     Captain 
Turner. 

No  thought  of  flight, 
None  of  retreat,  no  unbecoming  deed 
That  argued  fear  ;  each  on  himself  relied 
As  only  in  his  arm  the  moment  lay 
Of  victory. 

Mii/TON. 


May  20 

1690      Destruction  of  Falmouth,  now  Portland, 
Me.,  by  the  French  and  Indians. 

The  good  are  better  made  by  ill 
As  odours  crushed  are  better  still. 

ROGERS. 


May  21 

1607  Capt.  John  Smith  and  his  companions 
started  to  discover  the  head  of  the  James 
River. 

Screw  your  courage  to  the  sticking-place 
And  we  '11  not  fail. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


May  22 

1637  Tne  Hartford  troops  under  Captain  Mason 
persuaded  the  Mohegan  Indians  under 
Uncas  to  join  them  against  the  Pequods. 

Yet  hold  it  more  humane,  more  heavenly  first 
By  winning  words  to  conquer  willing  hearts, 
And  make  persuasion  do  the  work  of  fear. 

MlI/TON. 


May  23 

1773      Battle  of  Sag  Harbour,  Long  Island. 

But  when  all  is  past,  it  is  humbling  to  tread 
O'er  the  weltering  fields  of  the  tombless  dead. 

BYRON. 


May  24 

1607  Captain  Smith's  company  erected  a  cross 
on  the  islet  near  the  Falls  of  the  ' '  Pow- 
hattan  "  River  and  changed  its  name  to 
"James." 

L,et  us  think  less  of  men  and  more  of  God. 

BAILEY. 


May  25 

1637      Capt.  John  Mason  arrived  at  the  fort  of 
Sassacus,  chief  of  the  Pequods. 

The  conflict  deepens.     On,  ye  brave, 
Who  rush  to  glory,  or  the  grave  ! 

CAMPBEU,. 


May  26 

1637  Defeat  and  rout  of  the  Pequod  Indians 
under  Sassacus,  by  Capt.  John  Mason 
and  Uncas. 

Sassacoiis,  now  no  more 
Lord  of  a  thousand  bowmen,  fled  ; 
And  all  the  chiefs,  his  boast  before, 
Were  mingled  with  the  unhonoured  dead. 

EASTBURN. 


May  27 

1754      Date  of  a  Poster  of  the  New  Theatre  in 
Water  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Will  you  see  the  players  well  bestowed  ? 
They  are  the  abstracts  and  brief  chronicles  of 
the  time. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


May  28 

1690      Capture  of  Fort  Loyal,  at  Portland,  Me., 
by  the  French  and  Indians. 

Who  thinks  that  Fortune  cannot  change  her 

mind, 
Prepares  a  dreadful  jest  for  all  mankind. 

POPE. 


May  29 

1645  Some  of  the  Indian  sachems  agreed  to  a 
treaty  of  peace  with  the  Dutch  of  New 
Amsterdam. 

The  man  who  trusts  men  will  make  fewer  mis 
takes  than  he  who  distrusts  them. 

CAVOUR. 


May  30 

1685  Date  of  Wm.  Penn's  great  treaty  with 
the  Indians  for  a  large  portion  of  Penn 
sylvania. 

The  land  where  the  free  soul  of  Penn 
Still  lingers  and  breathes  over  mountain  and 

glen,— 
Where  the  words  of  the  Charter  of  Liberty  first 


From  the  soul  of  the  sage  and  the  patriot  burst, 
Where  first  for  the  wronged  and  the  weak  of 

their  kind, 

The  Christian  and  Statesman  their  efforts  com 
bined. 

WHITTIER. 


May  31 

1754  Washington  succeeded  Col.  Joshua  Fry 
as  colonel  in  command  of  the  Ohio  Ex 
pedition. 

'T  is  much  he  dares  ; 

And,  to  that  dauntless  temper  of  his  mind, 
He  hath  a  wisdom  that  doth  guide  his  valour 
To  act  in  safety. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


June   i 

1689  Leisler's  Revolution  in  New  York  began. 
Protest  against  King  James's  appoint 
ments. 

The  times  are  wild  ;  contention,  like  a  horse 
Full  of  high  feeding,  madly  hath  broke  loose, 
And  bears  down  all  before  him. 

SHAKKSPEARE. 

June  2 

1692  The  Court  of  Salem,  Mass.,  began  its 
fateful  trials  for  witchcraft. 

That  's  the  worst  tidings  that  I  hear  of  yet. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


June  3 

1621      Date  of  the  Charter  of  the   West   India 
Company  granted  by  the  States- General. 
Trade  is  the  golden  girdle  of  the  globe. 

CowPER. 


June  4 

1647  Date  of  the  New  Haven  Compact  be 
tween  Governor  Baton  and  Rev.  John 
Davenport. 

It  is  better  for  a  city  to  be  governed  by  a  good 
man  than  even  by  good  laws. 

ARISTOTXE. 


June   5 

1747      Inoculation  for  smallpox  was  prohibited 
by  Governor  Clinton  of  New  York. 

None  are  too  wise  to  be  mistaken,  but  few  are 
so  wisely  just  as  to  acknowledge  and  correct 
their  mistakes,  and  especially  the  mistakes  of 
prejudice. 

BARROW. 


June  6 

Sarah  Rapelje  was  born  at  Albany,  the 
first  white  child  born  in  New  Netherlands. 

Ah  !  what  would  the  world  be  to  us. 
If  the  children  were  no  more  ? 
We  should  dread  the  desert  behind  us, 
Worse  than  the  dark  before. 

LONGFEI.I.OW. 


June   7 

1629      Charters  were  first  granted  to  Patroons  in 
New  Netherlands. 
Fortune  gives  too  much  to  many,  but  to  none 

enough. 

MARTIAI,. 


June   8 

1709      Paper  money  was  first  authorised  by  law 
in  New  York. 

Society  is  built  upon  trust,  and  trust  upon  con 
fidence  in  one  another's  integrity. 

SOUTH. 


June  9 

1732      A  Charter  was  granted  to  Georgia  as  a 
separate  Colony. 

And  so  without  more  circumstance  at  all, 
I  hold  it  fit,  that  we  shake  hands  and  part. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


June  10 

1607      Capt.    John   Smith    was   sworn   in   as   a 
member  of  the  Jamestown  Council. 

There  is  a  kind  of  character  in  thy  life 
That  to  the  observer  doth  thy  history 
Fully  unfold. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


June  1 1 

The   first    Dutch    emigrants    landed    at 
New  Netherlands. 

Home,  kindred,  friends,  and  country — these 
Are  things  with  which  we  never  part  ; 
From  clime  to  clime,  o'er  land  and  seas, 
We  bear  them  with  us  in  our  heart. 

MONTGOMERY. 


June  12 

John  Winthrop  and  others  of  the  Massa 
chusetts  Bay  Colony  arrived  at  Salem. 

As  slow  our  ship  her  foaming  track 
Against  the  wind  was  clearing, 
Her  trembling  pennant  still  looked  back, 
To  that  dear  isle  't  was  leaving. 

MOORE. 


June  13 

Sandy  Hook  lighthouse  was  lighted  for 
the  first  time. 

The  rocky  ledge  runs  far  into  the  sea, 
And  on  its  outer  point,  some  miles  away, 
The  Lighthouse  lifts  its  massive  masonry, 
A  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  of  cloud  by  day, 

LONGFEU.OW. 


June  14 

Date  of  original  agreement  to  elect  Town 
officers  at  New  Haven. 

Five  things  are  requisite  to  a  good  officer — abil 
ity,  clean  hands,  despatch,  patience,  and  im 
partiality. 

PENN. 


June  15 

The  Fort  at  Jamestown  was  finished. 

Old  cradle  of  an  infant  world, 
In  which  a  nestling  empire  lay, 
Struggling  awhile,  ere  she  unfurled 
Her  gallant  wing,  and  soared  away. 

PAUT^DING. 


June  16 

Date  of  Charter  of  the  ' '  Society  for  Prop 
agating  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts," 
especially  New  England  and  New  York. 
(Founded  June  23d.  Organised  June 

27th.) 

If  our  religion  is  not  true,  we  are  bound  to 
change  it ;  if  it  is  true,  we  are  bound  to  propa 
gate  it. 


June  17 

1745      Capture  of  Louisburg,   Cape  Breton,  by 
the  Colonial  army  and  British  fleet. 

The  Western   World  and  Pepperell  now  may 

claim 

As  equal  Honour  and  as  lasting  fame  ; 
And  WTarren's  Merit  will  in  story  last 
Till  future  Ages  have  forgot  the  past. 

N.  Y.  Weekly  Post  Boy. 


June  18 

1621      Two  of  the  Pilgrim  Colonists,  servants  of 
Mr.  Hopkins,  fought  a  duel  with  swords. 

Part,  fools  ! 

Put  up  your  swords  :  you  know  not  what  you 
do. 

SHAKESPEARE:. 


June  19 

1619      The  first  General  Assembly  of  Burgesses 
met  in  Virginia. 

O  Freedom — 

Thy  birthright  was  not  given  by  human  hands  ; 
Thou  wert  twin-born  with  man. 

BRYANT. 


June  20 

1632      Date  of  Charter  granted  to  Maryland. 

A  word  spoken  in  season,  at  the  right  moment, 
is  the  matter  of  ages. 


June  21 

1607      First   Service   and  Communion   held   at 
Jamestown  by  the  Rev.  Robt.  Hunt. 
First  worship  God  :  he  that  forgets  to  pray, 
Bids  not  himself  good-morrow  or  good-day. 

RANDOLPH. 


June  22 

1673  Marquette  and  Joliet,  the  first  white  men 
in  Ohio,  made  peace  with  the  Illinois 
Indians. 

Out  of  this  nettle,  danger,  we  pluck  this  flower, 
safety. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


June  23 

1648      Fire   Wardens   were    first   appointed    in 
New  Amsterdam. 

Wise  distrust  and  constant  watchfulness  are  the 
parents  of  safety. 

SECKER. 


June  24 

King  Philip's  War  began   at   Swansea, 
Mass. 

War  ought  never  to  be  accepted  until  it  is  forced 
upon  us  by  the  hand  of  necessity. 

SIDNEY. 


June  25 

1711      The  English  fleet,  for  the    conquest    of 
Canada,  arrived  in  Boston  harbour. 

Behold  the  threaden  sails, 
Borne  with  the  invisible  and  creeping  wind, 
Draw  the  huge  bottoms  through  the  furrow'd 

sea, 
Breasting  the  lofty  surge. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


June  26 

1637      The  ships  Hector  and  Martin  arrived  at 
Boston  with  Colonists. 

Like  sister  sails  that  drift  at  night 
Together  on  the  deep. 

RUSKIN. 


June  27 

Act  passed  in  New  York  granting  privi 
lege  and  powers  to  the  Church  of  Eng 
land  in  New  York  City. 

Be  thou  the  first  true  merit  to  befriend  : 
His  praise  is  lost,  who  stays  till  all  commend. 

POPE. 


June  28 

1670  Governor  I,ovelace  guaranteed  the  salary 
of  an  orthodox  Dutch  minister  at  New 
York. 

I  venerate  the  man  whose  heart  is  warm, 
Whose   hands   are   pure,    whose   doctrine    and 

whose  life, 

Coincident,  exhibit  lucid  proof 
That  he  is  honest  in  the  sacred  cause. 

COWPER. 


June  29 

*759      Gen.    Robert    Monkton    occupied    Point 
Levi,  opposite  Quebec. 

On  the  summit,  see, 
The  seals  of  office  glitter  in  his  eyes ; 
He  climbs,  he  pants,  he  grasps  them. 

COWPER. 


June  30 

1763  The  Fort  at  Detroit  received  reinforce 
ments,  during  its  seige,  under  Major 
Gladwin. 

This  accident  arid  flood  of  fortune 
So  far  exceed  all  instance,  all  discourse, 
That  I  am  ready  to  distrust  mine  eyes, 
And  wrangle  with  my  reason  that  persuades  me 
To  any  other  trust. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


July    i 

1636      Hartford,   Conn.,  was  settled  by  a  com 
pany  under  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker. 
He  builded  better  than  he  knew  ; 
The  conscious  stone  to  beauty  grew. 

EMERSON. 

July    2 

l675      General  Gookin  was  ordered  to  raise  a 
company  of    Christian    Indians    for   the 
Mount  Hope  campaign. 
Love,  hope,  fear,  faith — these  make  humanity  ; 
These  are  its  signs,  and  note,  and  character. 

BROWNING. 


July   3 

1756      General   Bradstreet  defeated  the  French 
and  Indians  near  Oswego. 


Strong  souls 
Live    like    fire-hearted    suns    to    spend    their 

strength 
In  furthest  striving  action. 

GEORGE  EUOT. 


July    4 

Major  Gladwin  read  the  treaty  between 
England  and  France  at  Detroit,  by  which 
all  western  lands  were  secured  to  the 
English. 

England,  our  Mother's  Mother  ! 

Come  and  see 
A  greater  England  here  ! 

O  come  and  be 

At  home  with  us,  your  children,  for  there  runs 
The  same  blood  in  our  veins  as  in  your  sons. 

STODDARD. 


1621  Massasoit,  the  Indian  King,  received  two 
of  the  Pilgrim  Colonists,  and  confirmed 
peace  and  friendship  with  Plymouth. 

Great  souls  by  instinct  to  each  other  turn, 
Demand  alliance,  and  in  friendship  burn. 

ADDISON. 


July    6 

1758      Death   of  Lord   Howe   at  Lake   George, 
near  Fort  Ticonderoga. 

A  truer,  nobler,  trustier  heart, 

More  loving,  or  more  loyal,  never  beat 

Within  a  human  breast. 

BYRON. 


July    7 

1691       A  tax  of  half  a  penny  a  pound  was  levied 
to  meet  the  debt  of  New  York  City. 

Who  nothing  has  to  lose,  the  war  bewails  ; 
And  he  who  nothing  pays,  at  taxes  rails. 

CONGREVE. 


July    8 

1663      Date  of  the  Rhode  Island  Charter. 

Great  hearts   have  largest  room  to  bless  the 

small  ; 

Strong  natures  give  the  weaker  home  and  rest. 

LUCY  LARCOM. 


July    9 

General  Braddock  defeated  in  the  Fort  Du- 
quesne  Expedition.  Retreat  effected  by 
Washington's  valour  and  skill. 

The  most  disgraceful  and  scandalous  defeat 
that  ever  was  heard  of. 

DANIEL  DITTANY. 


July    10 

General   Wolfe    encamped   at    Montmo- 
rency,  preparatory  to  attack  on  Quebec. 

No  great  deed  is  done  by  falterers  who  ask  for 
certainty. 

GEORGE  EUOT. 


July    II 

The   French  settled   at  Onandaga,  New 
York. 

All  human  projects  are  so  faintly  framed, 
So  feebly  planned,  so  liable  to  change, 
So  mixed  with  error  in  their  very  form, 
That  mutable  and  mortal  are  the  same. 

HANNAH  MORE. 


July    12 

J756  General  Bradstreet  arrived  in  Albany  on 
his  return  from  Fort  Oswego,  which  he 
had  fortified  and  provisioned. 

Let  every  eye  negotiate  for  itself 
Aiid  trust  no  agent. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


July   13 

1673  Frontenac  held  a  Council  with  the  Iro- 
quois  and  received  the  name  of  "  Onon- 
dis." 

'T  is  thus  that  on  the  choice  of  friends 
Our  good  or  evil  name  depends. 

GAY. 


July    14 

1675      Mendon,    Mass.,  was    attacked    by    the 
Indians. 

Nothing  is  a  misery 
Unless  our  weakness  apprehend  it  so. 

BEAUMONT  and  FLETCHER. 


r7S9      General  Prideaux  was  killed  in  the  battle 
at  Fort  Niagara. 

It  is  held 

That  valour  is  the  chiefest  virtue,  and 
Most  dignifies  the  haver  ;  if  it  be, 
The  man  I  speak  of  cannot  in  the  world 
Be  singly  counterpois'd. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


July    1 6 

1640  The  first  serious  measures  were  taken  by 
New  Amsterdam  against  the  hostile 
Indians. 

Cease  to  consult,  the  time  for  action  calls, 
War,  horrid  war,  approaches  to  your  walls. 

POPE. 


July    17 

1673      Marquette  and  Joliet  ascended  the  Missis 
sippi  as  far  as  the  Illinois  River. 

Fame  is  the  fragrance  of  heroic  deeds. 


July 


I7S9      General  Wolfe  reconnoitred  the  fleet  on 
the  St.  Lawrence  before  Quebec. 

Now  all  the  youth  of  England  are  on  fire, 
And  silken  dalliance  in  the  wardrobe  lies  ; 
Now  thrive  the  armourers,  and  honour's  thought 
Reigns  solely  in  the  breast  of  every  man. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


July    19 

1656  An  ordinance  was  passed  forbidding 
Indians  to  carry  a  gun  or  other  weapon 
in  New  Amsterdam. 

Let 's  teach  ourselves  that  honourable  stop, 
Not  to  outsport  discretion. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


July    20 

1764  The  boundary  line  between  New  York 
and  Connecticut  was  settled  by  Royal 
order  in  Privy  Council.  • 

Now  join  your  hands,  and  with  your  bands  your 

hearts, 
That  no  dissension  hinder  government. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


July   21 

1715      Act  passed  in  New  York  to  oblige  citizens 
of  each  ward  to  pay  their  quota  of  taxes. 

What  is  't  to  us  if  taxes  rise  or  fall  ? 
Thanks  to  our  fortune,  we  pay  none  at  all. 

CHURCHIU,. 


July   22 

1686      Date  of  the  Incorporation  of  Albany  un 
der  Dongan's  Charter. 

Men  well  governed  should  seek  after  no  other 
liberty,  for  there  can  be  no  greater  liberty  than 
a  good  government. 

RALEIGH. 


July   23 

1758      General  Putnam  was  saved  from  torture 
by  the  valour  of  a  French  officer. 

The  truly  brave 
When   they  behold   the  brave   oppress'd  with 

odds, 

Are  touched  with  a  desire  to  shield  and  save. 

BYRON. 


July   24 


1621      Virginia  received  its  first  written  Consti 
tution. 

The  best  of  all  governments  is  that  which  teaches 
us  to  govern  ourselves. 

GOETHE. 


July   25 

1759      Fort  Niagara  was  reduced  by  Sir  William 
Johnson. 

Thus  far  into  the  bowels  of  the  land 
Have  we  march'd  on  without  impediment. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


July   26 

1649      The  Dutch  settlers  of  New  Amsterdam 
applied  to  Holland  for  a  Charter. 

Government  is  not  mere  advice  ;  it  is  authority, 
with  power  to  enforce  its  laws. 

WASHINGTON. 


July    27 

1661      Schenectady    was    "purified"    from    In 
dians. 

If  it  were  done,  when  'tis  done,  then  't  were 

well 
It  were  done  quickly. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


July   28 

1646      Petros  Stuyvesant  was  commissioned  Di 
rector  of  the  New  Netherlands. 

If  honour  calls,  where'er  she  points  the  way, 
The  sons  of  honour  follow,  and  obey. 

CHURCHIU,. 


July   29 

1677      Captain   Swett    had   a  severe   encounter 
with  the  Indians  at  Black  Point,  Me. 

No  man  can  answer  for  his   courage  who  has 
never  been  in  danger. 

ROCHEFOUCAULD. 


July   30 

1619     The   first  Virginia  House   of  Burgesses 
met  at  Jamestown. 

The  worth  of  a  state,  in  the  long  run,  is  the 
worth  of  the  individuals  composing  it. 

J.  STUART  MILI,. 


July   31 

1607  The  Gift  of  God  and  the  Mary  and  John 
arrived  at  Monhegan,  Me.,  with  120 
planters  under  Capt.  George  Popham. 

Enterprises  of  great  pith  and  moment. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


August  i 

1759      The  French  abandoned  Crown  Point. 

Withdraw  thy  action,  and  depart  in  peace  ; 
The  remedy  is  worse  than  the  disease. 

JUVENAI,. 


August  2 

1675      Battle  with  Indians  at  Brookfield,  Mass. 

Hand  to  hand,  and  foot  to  foot, 
Nothing  there,  save  death,  was  mute  ; 
Stroke  and  thrust,  and  flash  and  cry 
For  quarter,  or  for  victory. 

BYRON. 


August  3 

1715      Call  issued  for  enlistment   of  troops  to 
garrison  the  Fort  at  Brunswick,  Me. 


When  clouds  are  seen  wise  men  put  on  their 

cloaks ; 

When  great  leaves  fall,  then  winter  is  at  hand. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


August  4 

Trial  of  Zenger,  the  editor,  for  libel 
against  the  Government,  of  New  York. 
Defended  by  Andrew  Hamilton. 

Contention,  like  a  horse 

Full  of  high  feeding,  madly  hath  broke  loose. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


August  5 

The  Pilgrims  first  sailed  from  Southamp 
ton,  England. 

Here  the  free  spirit  of  mankind  at  length 
Throws  its  last  fetters  off;  and  who  shall  place 
A  limit  to  the  giant's  unchained  strength, 
Or  curb  his  swiftness  in  the  forward  race  ? 

BRYANT. 


August  6 

The  Salem  Colonists  ordained  their  own 
minister,  the  first  lay  ordination,  and 
published  their  covenant. 


A  sect  whose  chief  devotion  lies 
In  odd  perverse  antipathies : 
In  falling  out  with  that  and  this, 
And  finding  somewhat  still  amiss. 

BUTTER. 

August  7 

1679      The   ship   Griffin    sailed   from    Niagara 
River  to  the  Upper  L,akes. 

How  gloriously  her  gallant  course  she  goes  ! 

Her  white  wings  flying — 

She  walks  the  waters  like  a  thing  of  life. 

BYRON. 


August  8 

1757      Surrender    of    Fort   William    Henry    to 
Montcalm . 

There  is  no  contending  with  necessity,  and  we 
should  be  very  tender  how  we  censure  those 
that  submit  to  it. 

L,'  ESTRANGE. 


August  9 

1690      General  Phips's  expedition  against  Que 
bec  sailed  from  Nantasket. 
Full  many  a  vessel  threads  the  gates  of  morn 
With  spreading  sails,  and  gold  upon  its  prow, 
That  ere  the  eve  will  bend  beneath  the  storm. 
ANNA  K.  GREEN. 


August  10 


1766      British  .soldiers  cut  down  the  Liberty  Pole 
on  the  Common  in  New  York. 
Some  act  first,  think  afterward,  and  then  repent 
for  ever. 

C.  SIMMONS. 


August  I  I 
1762      Havana  capitulated  to  the  English  forces. 

'T  is  one  thing  to  be  at  liberty  to  do  what  we 
will,  and  another  thing  to  be  tied  up  to  do  what 
we  must. 

L,'  ESTRANGE. 


August  12 


1676      Death  of  King  Philip,  the  Indian  Chief. 

Such  a  house  broke  ! 

So  noble  a  master  fallen  !  All  gone  and  not 
One  friend  to  take  his  fortune  by  the  arm 
And  go  along  with  him. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


August  13 

1730  Governor  Montgomerie  gave  a  warrant  to 
the  Attorney-General  to  prepare  a  new 
Charter  for  New  York. 


Not  in  vain  the  distance  beacons, 
Forward,  forward  let  us  range. 
L,et  the  great  world  spin  for  ever  down  the  ring 
ing  grooves  of  change. 

TENNYSON. 


August  14 

1621      An  expedition  against  the  hostile  Indians 
was  undertaken  by  Captain  Standish. 

Figures  ten  in  the  mist  marched  slowly  out  of 

the  village, 
Standish  the  stalwart  it  was,  with  eight  of  his 

valorous  army, 
Ived  by  their  Indian  guide,  by  Hobomok,  friend 

of  the  white  man. 
Northward  marching  to  quell  the  sudden  revolt 

of  the  savage. 

LONGFELLOW. 


August  15 

Fort  Pemaquid,   Me.,  was   captured  and 
destroyed  by  the  French  and  Indians. 

No  evil  is  without  its  compensation. 

SENECA. 


August  1 6 

The  Popharn  Colonists  entered  the  Kene- 
bec   River   in    Maine,  in   the  Mary  and 
John  and  the  Gift  of  God. 
Bearing  their  birthrights  proudly  on  their  backs, 
To  make  a  hazard  of  new  fortunes  here. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


August  j  7 

New  York  changed  to  New  Orange  on 
temporary  restoration  of  Dutch  govern 
ment. 

The  end  crowns  all  : 
And  that  old  common  arbitrator,  Time, 
Will  one  day  end  it. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


August  1 8 

Birth  of  Virginia  Dare,  daughter  of 
Ananias  Dare  and  Eleanor  White,  the 
daughter  of  the  Governor  of  Roanoke 
Colony. 

As  pure  as  a  pearl, 

And  as  perfect,  a  noble  and  innocent  girl. 

MEREDITH. 


August  19 

Five  persons  were  hanged  for  witchcraft 
at  Salem,  Rev.  George  Burroughs  among 
them. 

Then  wholesome  laws  relieved  the  Church 
Of  heretic  and  mischief  maker, 
And  priest  and  bailiff  joined  in  search, 
By  turns,  of  Papist,  witch,  and  Quaker. 

WHITTIER. 


August  20 

Rev.  Dr.  James  MacSparran  wrote  a  let 
ter  to  Col.  Henry  Gary  on  "America 
Dissected." 

America  !  half-brother  of  the  world  ! 

With  something  good  and  bad  of  every  land. 

Greater  than  thee  have  lost  their  seat — 

Greater  scarce  none  can  stand. 

BAILEY. 


August  2  I 

Statue  of  George  III.  was  erected  in  the 
Bowling  Green,  New  York. 
The  voice  of  any  people  is  the  sword 
That  guards  them,  or  the  sword  that  beats  them 
down. 

TENNYSON. 


AugUSt   22 

The  fleet  under  Admiral  Walker  on  its 
way  to  Quebec  ran  aground,  and  the  ex 
pedition  against  Canada  was  abandoned. 

What  fates  impose,  that  men  must  needs  abide. 
It  boots  not  to  resist  both  wind  and  tide. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


August  23 

The  first  stone  of  King's  College,  Colum 
bia  University,  \vas  laid. 

Build  to-day,  then,  strong  and  sure, 
With  a  firm  and  ample  base  ; 
And  ascending  and  secure, 
Shall  to-morrow  find  its  place. 

L,ONGFElXow. 


August  24 

H.  H.  Obe  was  appointed  the  Drummer 
for  New  York  City. 

Oh,  once  I  was  a  drummer  boy 
And  wore  a  gay  cockade, 
And  merrily  marched  with  rub-a-dub 
Around  the  green  parade. 

SIDNEY  DYER. 


August  25 


Fight  with  Indians  at  Sugar-Loaf  Hill, 
Mass. 

What  boots  the  oft-repeated  tale  of  strife, 
The  feast  of  vultures,  and  the  waste  of  life? 
The  varying  fortune  of  each  separate  field, 
The  fierce  that  vanquish,   and   the   faint  that 
yield  ? 

BYRON. 

August  26 

o 

John  Winthrop,  Thomas  Dudley,  and 
others  at  Cambridge,  England,  cove 
nanted  to  go  to  Xew  England,  if  a 
Patent  could  be  obtained. 

Set  on  your  foot  ; 

And  with  a  heart  new  fired  I  follow  you, 
To  do  I  know  not  what. 

SHAKESPEARE. 

August  27 

Xew  Amsterdam  was  surrendered  to  the 
English  by  the  Dutch,  and  became  Xew 
York. 

Not  all  which  we  have  been 

Do  we  remain, 

Xor  on  the  dial-hearts  of  men 

Do  the  years  mark  themselves  in  vain. 

EDWARD  E.  Siu,. 


August  28 


1619  About  this  date  twenty  negro  slaves  were 
brought  in  a  Dutch  man-of-war  to  the 
Virginia  Colony. 

O  thou  great  Wrong,   that  through  the  slow- 
paced  years, 
Didst  hold  thy  millions  fettered. 

BRYANT. 


August  29 

1692      Governor  Benjamin  Fletcher  arrived  at 
New  York. 

I  grant  him — 

Luxurious,  avaricious,  false,  deceitful, 
Sudden,  malicious,  smacking  of  every  sin 
That  has  a  name. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


August  30 

1675  The  Christian  Indian  forces  were  dis 
banded  by  order  of  the  Massachusetts 
Council. 

Our  doubts  are  traitors, 

And  make  us  lose  the  good  we  oft  might  win, 
By  fearing  to  attempt. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


August  31 

1764  Colonel  Gladwin  was  relieved  of  his  com 
mand  at  Fort  Detroit,  the  French  having 
been  entirely  dispossessed  of  this  part  of 
the  country. 

Thus  the  whirligig  of  Time  brings  in  his  re 
venges. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


September  i 

1675      Massacre   at   Deerfield,    Mass.,  in   King 
Philip's  War. 

Forbear  to  judge,  for  we  are  sinners  all. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


September  2 

1675      Massacre  at  Northfield,   Mass.,  in  King 
Philip's  War. 

From  panic,  pride,  and  terror, 
Revenge  that  knows  no  rein — 
Light  haste  and  lawless  error, 
Protect  us  yet  again. 

KIPUNG. 


September  3 

1755      The  name  of  Lake  S.  Sacrament  changed 
to  Lake  George. 


So  keep  thy  name,  Lake  George,  said  I, 

And  bear  to  latest  day 

The  memory  of  our  primal  age, 

And  England's  early  sway. 

COXE. 


September  4 


1774      The  first   Continental   Congress   met   at 
Philadelphia. 

The  distinctions  between  Colonists  are  no  more. 
I  am  not  a  Virginian,  but  an  American. 

PATRICK  HENRY. 


September  5 

J755      Colonel  Ephraim  Williams  slain,   in  the 
defeat    of    the    French    and    Indians    at 
Fort  Edward,  New  York. 
The  trumpet  sounds  retreat :  the  day  is  ours. 
Come,  let  us  to  the  highest  of  the  field, 
To  see  what  friends  are  living,  who  are  dead. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


September  6 

1609  A  boat's  crew  from  Hendrick  Hudson's 
ship  rowed  up  through  the  Narrows  and 
discovered  Manhattan  Island. 

He  that  hath  the  steerage  of  my  course, 
Direct  my  sail. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


September  7 

First  meeting  of  the  New  England  Con 
federacy,  at  which  John  Winthrop  was 
elected  Governor  of  New  England. 

Our  fathers  to  their  graves  have  gone  ; 

Their  strife  is  past — their  triumph  won  ; 

But  steruer  trials  wait  the  race 

Which  rises  in  their  honoured  place. 

WHITTIER. 

September  8 

The  battle  of  Lake  George,  under  Gen 
erals  Johnson  and  Lyman. 

The  Mohawk  war-whoop  howled  agen, 

I  heard  St.  Deny's  charge. 

And  then  the  volleyed  musketry 

Of  England  and  St.  George, 

The  vale,  the  rocks,  the  cradling  hills, 

From  echoing  rank  to  rank, 

Rang  back  the  warlike  rhetoric 

Of  Huron  and  of  Frank. 

CoxE. 

September  9 

An  dries  Jansen  was  appointed  the  School 
master  of  New  Amsterdam. 

And  still  they  gazed,  and  still  the  wonder  grew 
That  one  small  head  could  carry  all  he  knew. 
*  GOLDSMITH. 


September  10 

1608      Capt.  John  Smith  was  elected  President 
of  the  Virginia  Colony. 

He  has  done  the  work  of  a  true  man, 
Crown  him,  honour  him,  love  him. 

WHITTIER. 


September  1 1 

1737  The  Roxbury  (Mass.)  ministers  and  elders 
petitioned  to  have  the  ' '  Bay  Psalm  Book  ' ' 
abolished. 

Some  to  church  repair, 
Not  for  the  doctrine,  but  the  music  there. 

POPE. 


September  12 


1759  General  Wolfe  scaled  the  Heights  of 
Abraham  and  confronted  General  Mont- 
calm. 

Courage  tnounteth  with  occasion. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


September  13 

*759  The  battle  of  Quebec,  won  by  General 
Wolfe,  which  secured  England's  domin 
ion  over  Canada. 


"  They  run,  they  run  !  " 

44  Who  runs?" 

"  The  enemy,  sir." 

"  Now  God  be  praised,  I  die  happy." 

WOLFE. 


September  14 

1628      The  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  was  es 
tablished  at  Salem. 

We  anticipate  a  time  when  the  love  of  truth 
shall  have  come  up  to  our  love  of  liberty,  and 
men  shall  be  cordially  tolerant  and  earnest  be 
lievers  both  at  once. 

PHILLIPS  BROOKS. 


September  15 

1655      New   Amsterdam   was   attacked  by   the 
Indians  armed  with  guns. 

I  shall  the  effect  of  this  good  lesson  keep 
As  watchman  to  my  heart. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


September  16 

1664      The  Burgomasters  describe  the  taking  of 
Xew   Amsterdam    by    the   English,    and 
date  the  official  notice  from  "  Yorck." 
What  's  in  a  name  ?  That  which  we  call  a  rose 
By  any  other  name  would  smell  as  sweet. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


September  17 

1630      Boston  was  so  named  by  the  order  of  the 
Council. 

One  of  the  few,  the  immortal  names, 
That  were  not  born  to  die. 

FITZ-GREENE  HAU,ECK. 

September  18 

1759      Quebec  was  formally  surrendered  to  the 
Knglrsh  forces. 

Necessity  never  made  a  good  bargain. 

FRANKUN. 

September  19 

1720      First  Presbyterian  Church  in  New  York 
incorporated. 

I  have  not  retained  all  the  beliefs  which  I  was 
taught.     But  I  have  retained  the  profoundest 
respect  for  the  way  in  which  I  was  taught  them. 
ELIZABETH  STUART  PHEI.PS. 


September  20 

1660      Charles  II.  was  proclaimed  King  by  the 
Virginia  Burgesses. 

He  had  the  art  of  making  all  men  grow  fond  of 
him  at  first.  But  when  it  appeared  how  little 
could  be  built  on  his  promises,  they  were  cured 
of  the  fondness. 

BISHOP  BURNET. 


September  21 

Hendrick  Hudson  arrived  at  Albany. 

Actions  are  ours  ;  their  consequences  belong  to 
Heaven. 

SIR  PHILIP  FRANCIS. 


September  22 

The    Colonial   Assembly   of    New   York 
passed  an  act  to  provide  for  the  forma 
tion  of  Parishes  in  and  about  the  City. 
Progress  is  the  activity  of  to-day,  and  the  assur 
ance  of  to-morrow. 

EMERSON. 


September  23 

1709      Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  was  settled. 

Go  forth  to  meet  the  shadowy  future  without 
fear,  and  with  a  manly  heart. 

LONGFELLOW. 


September  24 

1664      Fort  Orange,  Albany,  surrendered  to  the 
Knglish. 

What  I  possess  I  would  gladly  retain. 

GOETHE. 


September  25 

Governor  Stuyvesant  granted  a  Charter 
to  New  Amsterdam. 

He  that  will  not  apply  new  remedies  must  ex 
pect  new  evils. 

BACON. 

September  26 

General  Gage  arrived  in  Boston,  as  the 
last  Royal  Governor,  with  a  force  of 
British  Regulars. 

To  these  grievous  acts  and  measures  Americans 
cannot  submit. 

DECLARATION  OF  RIGHTS. 


September  27 

The  French  at  Detroit  acknowledged  the 
English  supremacy. 

The    old    order  change th,    yielding  place    to 

new 
And  God  fulfils  Himself  in  many  ways. 

TENNYSON. 

September  28 

The  Fire  Wardens  of  New  Amsterdam 
were  charged  to  see  that  all  chimneys 
were  kept  clean. 

Apprehended  dangers  may  be  always  defended 
dangers. 

SCOTT. 


September  29 

1689  The  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  New  York 
City,  elected  by  the  vote  of  the  people, 
held  their  first  meeting. 

This  is  what  I  call  the  American  idea,  a  govern 
ment  of  the  people,  by  the  people,  and  for  the 
people. 

THEODORE  PARKER. 


September  30 


1682      Thomas   Dongan    became   Governor   of 
New  York. 

Self-reverence,  self-knowledge,  self-control, 
These  three  alone  lead  life  to  sovereign  power. 

TENNYSON. 


October  i 

i755      Fort  William  Henry  at  Lake  George  was 
ordered  built. 

What  boots  it  at  one  gate  to  make  defence, 
And  at  another  to  let  in  the  foe  ? 

MlI/TON. 


October  2 

1685      Date  of  the  Deed  of  Philadelphia  to  Will 
iam  Perm. 

The  young  city,  round  whose  virgin  zone 
The  rivers  like  two  mighty  arms  were  thrown, 
Marked  by  the  smoke  of  evening  fires  alone, 
Lay  in  the  distance,  lovely  even  then 
With  its  fair  women,  and  its  stately  men, 
Gracing  the  forest  court  of  William  Penn. 

WHITTIER. 


October  3 

Sir  Henry  Vane  landed  at  Boston  by  the 

ship  Defiance. 

His  years  but  young,  his  experience  old  ; 

His  head  unmellowed,  but  his  judgment  ripe  ; 

And,  in  a  word  (for  far  behind  his  worth 

Come  all  the  praises  that  I  now  bestow), 

He  is  complete  in  feature  and  in  mind 

With  all  good  grace  to  grace  a  gentleman. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


October  4 

Hendrick  Hudson  sailed  from  New  Am 
sterdam  for  Holland. 

Man,  through  all  ages  of  revolving  time, 
Unchanging  man,  in  every  varying  clime, 
Deems  his  own  land  of  every  land  the  pride, 
Belov'd  of  Heaven  o'er  all  the  world  beside. 
MONTGOMERY. 

October  5 

Springfield,    Mass.,    was   sacked   by  the 
Indians. 

Yet  I  argue  not 

Against  Heaven's  hand  or  will,  nor  bate  a  jot 
Of  heart  or  hope,  but  still  bear  up  and  steer 
Right  onward. 

Mll/TON. 


October  6 

A  seal  and  silver  mace  were  presented  to 
New  York  City  by  the  Duke  of  York. 
A  man  may  be  a  legal  donor 
Of  anything  whereof  he  's  owner. 

BUTTER. 

October  7 

The  first  Congress  of  American  Colonies 
met  in  New  York. 

The  age  of  virtuous  politics  is  past, 
And  we  are  deep  in  that  of  cold  pretence. 
Patriots  are  grown  too  shrewd  to  be  sincere, 
And  we  too  wise  to  trust  them. 

COWPER. 


October  8 

The  French  began   the  building  of  the 
fort  at  Ticonderoga. 

Heyday  !   what  a  sweep  of  vanity  comes  this 
way  ! 

SHAKESPEARE. 


October  9 

Massachusetts  troops,  under  Major  Wil- 
lard  were  mustered  at  Dedham  to  march 
against  Ninigret.  who  had  oppressed  the 
Pequod  Indians. 


The  gods 

Grow  angry  with  your  patience  ;  't  is  their  care, 
And  must  be  yours,  that  guilty  men  escape  not. 
As  crimes  do  grow,  justice  should  rouse  itself. 

BEN  JONSON. 

October   10 

A  battle  was  fought  between  Champlain 
and  Indians  in  Western  New  York. 
Each  at  the  head 

L,evell'd  his  deadly  aim  ;  their  fatal  hands 
No  second  stroke  intend. 

MlI/TON. 


October   1 1 

The  term  "  New  Netherlands"  first  used 
in  Colonial  annals. 

The  proper  means  of  increasing  the  love  we 
bear  to  our  native  country  is  to  reside  some  time 
in  a  foreign  one. 

SHENSTONE. 


October   12 

John   Shutte   was   licensed   as   the   first 
English  Schoolmaster  at  Alban)r. 
The  Schoolmaster  is  abroad  ;  and  I  trust  to  him, 
armed  with  his  primer,  against  the  soldier  in 
full  military  array. 

BROUGHAM. 


October   13 

1655      The  Indians  demanded  ransom  for  certain 
Dutch  captives,  which  was  refused. 
I  had  rather  chop  this  hand  off  at  a  blow, 
And  with  the  other  fling  it  at  thy  face, 
Than  bear  so  low  a  sail,  to  strike  to  thee. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


October   14 

1644      Birthday  of  William  Penn. 

Worth,  courage,  honour,  these  indeed 
Your  sustenance  and  birthright  are. 

STEDMAN. 


October   15 


1713      Excise  laws  were  passed  in  New  York. 
Taxes  are  the  sinews  of  the  state. 

CICERO. 


October   16 

1725      First  Newspaper  published  in  New  York. 
Turu  to  the  press— its  teeming  sheets  survey, 
Big  with  the  wonders  of  each  passing  day  ; 
Births,  deaths,   and  weddings,  forgeries,  fires, 

and  wrecks, 

Harangues  and  hailstones,   brawls  and  broken 
necks. 

SPRAGUE. 


October   17 

1666      The  French  invaded  the  Mohawk  Valley. 

For  he  that  hath  but  impudence 
To  all  things  has  a  fair  pretence  ; 
And,  put  among  his  wants,  his  shame, 
To  all  the  world  may  lay  his  claim. 

BUTTER. 


October   18 

Troops  were  landed  at  Quebec  under 
Major  Walley  in  expedition  against 
Canada. 

We  have  scotch'd  the  snake,  not  killed  it, 
She  '11  close,  and  be  herself;  while  our  poor 

malice 
Remains  in  danger  of  her  former  tooth. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


October   19 


First  General  Court  was  held  at  Boston. 

For  forms  of  government  let  fools  contest ; 
Whate'er  is  best  administered  is  best. 

POPE. 


October  20 

1629      John  Winthrop  was  chosen  Governor  of 
Mass.  Bay  Colony  before  leaving  England. 

The  force  of  his  own  merit  makes  his  way, 

A  gift  that  Heaven  gives  for  him,  which  buys 

A  place  next  to  the  king. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


October  21 

1746      Date  of  Charter  of  Princeton  College. 

Knowledge  is  proud  that  he  has  learned  so 

much  ; 
Wisdom  is  humble  that  he  knows  no  more. 

COWPER. 


October  22 

1690      The  attack  on  Quebec  was  abandoned  by 
General  Phips. 

What  though  the  field  be  lost ! 
All  is  not  lost :  the  ungovernable  will 
And  courage  never  to  submit  or  yield  ; 
And,  what  is  else,  not  to  be  overcome. 

MlI/TON. 


October  23 

1765      The  Stamps  for  duty-tax  arrived  in  New 
York. 

The  speculative  part  of  the  Colonists  look  upon 
this  unconstitutional  method  of  taxation  as  a 
direful  attack  upon  their  liberties,  and  loudly 
exclaim  against  the  violation. 

WASHINGTON. 


October  24 

1686      Date  of  the  Pokeepsie  Patent. 

The  means  that  Heaven   yields  must  be  em 
braced, 
And  not  neglected. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


October  25 

1632  Governor  Winthrop  of  Massachusetts 
and  the  Boston  Pastor  paid  a  visit  to  Ply 
mouth,  and  spent  the  next  Sunday  with 
Governor  Bradford  and  Elder  Brewster. 

Hand 

Grasps  hand,  eye  lights  eye  in  good  friendship, 
And  great  hearts  expand 

And  grow  one  in  the  sense  of  this  world's  life. 

BROWNING. 


October  26 

1761      Governor  Robert  Monckton  of  New  York 
arrived. 

I  will  be  true  to  you  as  blade  to  haft. 

SCOTT. 


October  27 


1682      William  Perm  landed  at  Newcastle,  Del., 
on  his  way  to  Philadelphia. 

God's  errands  never  fail. 

WHITTIER. 


October  28 

1636  The  Massachusetts  Court  made  an  appro 
priation  of  ^400  for  the  establishment  of 
a  School  or  College. 

The  sure  foundations  of  the  State  are  laid  in 
knowledge,  not  in  ignorance. 

CURTIS. 


October  29 

1682      William   Penn  arrived  at  Upland  (Ches 
ter),   Pa. 

What  thou  wilt  thou  shalt  rather  enforce  with 
thy  smile,  than  hew  to  it  with  thy  sword. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


October  30 

1753      Washington  received  his  first  Commission 
from  Governor  Dinwiddie  of  Virginia. 

Heaven  knows  I  had  no  such  intent  ; 
But  that  necessity  so  bow'd  the  state 
That  I  and  greatness  were  compell'd  to  kiss. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


October  31 

1687  The  Charter  of  Connecticut  was  concealed 
in  the  oak  tree,  to  save  it  from  surrender 
to  the  Royal  Governor,  Andros. 

Mighty  alike  for  good  or  ill, 

With  motherland  we  fully  share 

The  Saxon  strength,  the  nerve  of  steel, 

The  tireless  energy  of  will, 

The  power  to  do,  the  pride  to  dare. 

WHITTIER. 


November  i 

1765      A  meeting  was  held  in  New  York  to  op 
pose  the  Stamp  Act. 

Let  us  see  who  will  dare  to  put  the  Act  into 
execution. 

THE  SONS  OF  LIBERTY. 


November  2 

1730      Twenty   pounds   reward   was   offered   in 
New  York  for  a  horse-thief. 

The  thief  doth  fear  each  bush  an  officer. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


November  3 

1621  The  first  observance  of  Thanksgiving 
Day,  at  Plymouth,  begun  on  Thursday, 
closed  with  a  state  dinner  on  Saturday. 


Or  any  ill  escaped,  or  good  attained,  let  us  re 
member  still 

Heaven  chalked  the  way  that  brought  us  thither. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


November  4 


William    of    Orange   married    Mary   of 
England, 

He,  who  was  half  myself ! 

One  faith  has  ever  bound  us,  and  one  reason 
Guided  our  wills. 

ROWE. 


November  5 

The  Pejepscot  Company  of  Maine  Pro 
prietors  bought  Wharton's  Grant. 

I  '11  give  thrice  so  much  land 

To  any  well-deserving  friend  ; 

But  in  the  way  of  bargain,  mark  ye  me, 

I  '11  cavil  on  the  ninth  part  of  a  hair. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


November  6 

A  law  was  passed  that  no  person  be  al 
lowed  to  travel  in  New  York  Colony 
without  a  passport. 


Give  me  the  ocular  proof ; 

Make  me  to  see  't ;  or  at  the  least,  so  prove  it 
That  the  probations  bear  no  hinge,  nor  loop 
To  hang  a  doubt  on. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


November  7 

1635      About  this  date  a  party  of  Plymouth  Pil 
grims  settled  on  the  Connecticut  River. 

Freedom  all  winged  expands, 
Nor  perches  in  a  narrow  place  ; 
Her  broad  van  seeks  implanted  lands, 
She  loves  a  poor  and  virtuous  race. 

EMERSON. 


November  8 

1715  Governor  Hunter  of  New  York  sent  the 
King's  command  to  the  Justices  and  Ves 
trymen  of  New  York  City  with  regard  to 
the  salary  of  the  Rector  of  Trinity  Church. 

Why  should  not  piety  be  made 
As  well  as  equity,  a  trade  ? 
And  in  a  congregation  pray, 
No  less  than  Chancery,  for  pay  ? 

BUTTER. 


November  9 

First  Charter  granted  New  York  by 
Governor  Dongan. 

Men  who  their  duties  know,  but  know  their 
rights,  and  knowing,  dare  maintain — these  con 
stitute  a  State. 

SIR  w.  JONES. 


November   10 

1620      The   Mayflower  sighted  the  harbour  of 
Cape  Cod. 

I  have  set  my  life  upon  a  cast 
And  I  will  stand  the  hazard  of  the  die. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


November   1 1 

The  Pilgrim  Colonists  entered  Cape  Cod 
harbour,  signed  the  Mayflower  Compact 
and  landed  fifteen  or  sixteen  men  to  ex 
plore  the  coast. 

The  heavy  night  hung  dark 

The  hills  and  waters  o'er, 

When  a  band  of  exiles  moored  their  bark 

On  the  wild  New  England  shore. 

HEMANS. 


November   12 

1620  The  first  Sunday  spent  by  the  Pilgrims  in 
the  new  world.  They  remained  on  board 
the  Mayflower  all  day. 

Sunday  is  the  core  of  our  civilization,  dedicated 
to  thought  and  reverence. 

EMERSON. 


November   13 

1697  The  City  Hall  of  New  York  being  con 
sidered  unsafe,  the  Council  was  directed 
to  meet  ' '  next  door. ' ' 

The  better  part  of  valour  is  discretion, 
In  the  which  better  part  I  have  saved  my  life. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


November  14 

1673      Instructions   were  given   to   the   Under- 
.   Sheriff  of  New  Orange  with  reference  to 
his  duties  in  the  suburbs. 

Man,  proud  man, 
Brest  in  a  little  brief  authority, 
Most  ignorant  of  what  he  's  most  assur'd. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


November  15 

1637  "  Newetowne, "  now  Cambridge,  Mass., 
was  fixed  upon  as  the  place  for  "the 
College." 

An  investment  iu  knowledge  always  pays  the 
best  interest. 

FRANKUN. 


November   16 

1745      Massacre  at  Saratoga  by  the  French. 

Man's  inhumanity   to    man   makes    countless 
thousands  mourn. 

BURNS. 


November   17 

1739      An  act  was  passed  to  fortify  the  "Old 
Church  "  in  Schenectady. 

Necessity  may  render  a  doubtful  act  innocent, 
but  it  cannot  make  it  praiseworthy. 

JOUBERT. 


November   18 

1755  An  earthquake  in  New  York  and  New 
England  known  as  "The  Great  Earth 
quake." 


Diseased  nature  oftentimes  breaks  forth 
In  strange  eruptions  ;  oft  the  teeming  earth 
Is  with  a  kind  of  colic  pinched  and  vex'd 
By  the  imprisoning  of  unruly  wind. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


November   19 

The  Fortune  arrived  at  Plymouth  with 
new  emigrants  in  a  time  of  scarcity. 
Wherever  souls  are  being  tried  and  ripened,  in 
whatever  commonplace  and  homely  ways,  there 
God  is  hewing  out  the  pillars  for  His  temple. 
PHILIPS  BROOKS. 


November  20 

The  Governor  of  Massachusetts  and 
others  were  ordered  by  the  Court  to  take 
order  for  the  College  at  Cambridge. 
Neither  piety,  virtue,  nor  liberty  can  long  flour 
ish  in  a  community  where  the  education  of 
youth  is  neglected. 

COOPER. 


November  21 

J757  Entertainment  was  given  to  "  worthy 
Col.  Peter  Schuyler  "  on  his  return  to 
New  York. 

To  say  you  are  welcome  were  superfluous. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


November  22 

The  subjected  Dutch  authorities  of  New 
Amsterdam  wrote  a  loyal  letter  to  James 
of  York. 

We,  loo,  are  friends  to  loyalty.     We  love 

The    king    who    loves    the  law,    respects    his 

bounds 
And  reigns  content  within  them. 

Him  we  serve 

Freely  and  with  delight,  who  leaves  us  free. 
But  recollecting  still  that  he  is  man, 
We  trust  him  not  too  far. 

COWPER. 


November  23 

An  Indian  of  the  Praying  Band  recovered 
his  wife  and  child  from  Boston  Prison,  by 
order  of  the  Court. 

Impartiality  is  the  life  of  justice,  as  justice  is 
of  all  good  government. 

JUSTINIAN. 


November  24 

Fort    Duquesne    was     captured    by   the 

Americans. 

A  victory  is  twice  itself  when  the  achievement 

brings  home  full  numbers. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


November  25 

1758      The  site  of  Fort  Duquesne  was  named 
' '  Pittsburgh  ' '  in  honour  of  William  Pitt. 
The  name  that  dwells  on  every  tongue 
No  minstrel  needs. 

L,ONGFEU,OW. 


November  26 

1644      The  Village  of  "  Breuchlyn,"  Long  Isl 
and,  was  incorporated. 

Let  us  watch  well  our  beginnings,  and  results 
will  manage  themselves. 

AI,EX.  CLARK. 


November  27 
1676      The  Great  Fire  in  Boston. 

Adversity,  sage,  useful  guest, 
Severe  instructor,  but  the  best  ; 
It  is  from  thee  alone  we  know 
Justly  to  value  things  below. 

SOMERVIU,E. 


November  28 

1758      The  dead    at  "  Braddock's  Field      near 
Fort  Duquesne  were  buried,   after  lying 
on  the  battle-field  three  years. 
The  valiant  never  taste  of  death  but  once. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


November  29 

1727  John  Talbot,  bishop  by  Nonjuror  conse 
cration,  first  bishop  to  come  to  North 
America,  died  at  Burlington,  N.  J. 

In  his  duty  prompt  at  every  call, 
He  watched,  and  wept,  and  felt,  and  prayed  for 
all. 

GOLDSMITH. 


November  30 

St.  Andrew's  Society  of  New  York  was 
instituted. 

O  Scotia  !  my  dear,  my  native  soil  ! 
For  whom  my  warmest  wish  to  Heaven  is  sent  ! 
Long  may  thy  hardy  sons  of  rustic  toil 
Be    blest    with    health   and   peace   and    sweet 
content. 

BURNS. 


December  i 

1699      England  forbade  woollen  goods  to  be  car 
ried  out  of  any  American  Plantation. 
I  know  him  tyrannous  ;  and  tyrants'  fears 
Decrease  not,  but  grow  faster  than  the  years. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


December  2 

1680      L,a  Salle  embarked  in  a  canoe  at  "  the 
Rock  "  to  go  to  the  Mississippi. 
Attempt  the  end,   and  never  stand  to  doubt  ; 
Nothing  's  so  hard  but  search  will  find  it  out. 

HERRICK. 


December  3 

1678      Thomas  Delaval  was  appointed  Judge  of 
the  Admiralty  in  New  York. 

No  man  e'er  felt  the  halter  draw 
With  good  opinion  of  the  law. 

TRUMBUI.I,. 


December  4 

175°      The  Post  went  out  of  New  York  only 
once  a  fortnight  during  the  winter  season. 

See,  Winter  comes  to  rule  the  varied  year, 
Sullen  and  sad,  with  all  his  rising  train, 
Vapours  and  clouds  and  storms. 

THOMPSON. 


December  5 

1671  The  Council  of  New  York  ordered  that 
^100  arrears  of  salary  be  paid  to  Domi 
nie  Drisius. 

What  makes  all  doctrines  plain  and  clear  ? 
About  two  hundred  pounds  a  year. 

BUTTER. 


December  6 

1746      An  act  was  passed  to  continue  the  Mili 
tary  Watch  at  Albany. 

In  case  of  defence,  't  is  best  to  weigh 
The  enemy  more  mighty  than  he  seems. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


December  7 

1620      Death  of  Dorothy  Bradford  of  Plymouth. 

What  will  not  woman,  gentle  woman,  dare 
When  strong  affection  stirs  her  spirit  up  ! 

SouTHEY. 


December  8 

1620  The  Pilgrim  Colonists  under  Myles  Stan- 
dish  had  their  first  encounter  with  Indians, 
while  exploring  the  coast  between  Cape 
Cod  and  Plymouth. 

His  valour  is  the  salt  to  his  other  virtues. 

BEN  JONSON. 


December  9 

1675      Beginning  of  the  Narragansett  Campaign. 

All  was  prepared, »the  fire,  the  sword,  the  men 
To  wield  them  in  their  terrible  array. 
The  army,  like  a  lion  from  his  den, 
March'd  forth  with  nerves  and  sinews  bent  to 
slay. 

BYRON. 


December    10 

1672  A  Proclamation  was  made  that  a  Post 
between  New  York  and  Boston  would 
begin  on  January  ist. 

Any  man  that  can  write  may  answer  a  letter. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


December    1 1 

1762  An  act  was  passed  in  New  York  to  quarter 
and  billet  the  royal  troops  within  the 
Colony. 

I  must  bear 

What  is  ordained  with  patience,  being  aware 
Necessity  doth  front  the  universe 
With  an  invincible  gesture. 

MRS.  BROWNING. 


December    12 

1753  Act  passed  in  New  York  to  raise  money 
by  lottery  towards  founding  King's  Col 
lege. 

Bell,  book,  and  candle  shall  not  drive  me  back 
When  gold  and  silver  becks  me  to  come  on. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


December    13 

1636  The  Massachusetts  Bay  Court  ordered 
three  regiments  of  militia  to  be  formed 
within  the  colony. 

To  be  prepared  for  war  is  one  of  the  most  effec 
tual  ways  of  preserving  peace. 

WASHINGTON. 


December    14 

1705  Carolina  traders  attacked  the  Spanish 
settlement  at  Ayavalla  in  Louisiana,  and 
took  many  prisoners. 

Nothing  succeeds  so  well  as  success. 


December    15 

1620  The  Mayflower  attempted  to  run  into 
Plymouth  harbour,  but  it  was  driven 
back  by  the  wind. 

Endurance  is  the  crowning  quality, 

And  patience  all  the  passion  of  great  hearts. 

T     rvfl7X>T  T 


December    16 

1773      The  Boston  Tea  Party  was  held  about 
seven  o'clock  in  the  evening. 

Strong  reasons  make  strong  actions. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


December    i  7 

1773      The  Sons  of  Liberty,  organized  in  1765, 
held  an  important  meeting  in  New  York. 

Liberty,  when  it  begins  to  take  root,  is  a  plant 
of  rapid  growth. 

WASHINGTON. 


December    18 

1766      The  boundary  line  between  New  York 
and  Canada  was  settled. 
Peace  hath  her  victories  no  less  renowned  than 

war. 

MII/TON. 


December    19 

1675  The  Great  Swamp  Fight,  in  which  the 
Narragansetts  were  driven  out  of  their 
Fort  by  Massachusetts,  Plymouth,  and 
Connecticut  forces. 


Honourable  descent  is,  iu  all  nations,  greatly 
esteemed.  It  is  to  be  expected  that  the  chil 
dren  of  men  of  worth  will  be  like  their  pro 
genitors. 

ARISTOTLE. 


December   20 

Sir  Edmund  Andros  landed  at  Boston  as 
Royal  Governor  of  all  New  England. 

He  hath  no  friends  but  what  are  friends  for 

fear  ; 

Which  in  his  dearest  need  will  fly  from  him. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


December   2 1 

"Forefathers  Day."      (Old  Style,   Mon 
day,  December  nth.) 
Landing    of    the    Pilgrim    Colonists    at 
Plymouth. 

Aye,  call  it  holy  ground, 
The  soil  where  first  they  trod  ! 
They    have    left    unstained    what    there    they 

found — 
Freedom  to  worship  God. 

HEMANS. 


December    22 

1715      South   Carolina  resolved  on  self-govern 
ment,  independent  of  their  proprietors. 


The  greatest  of  all  human  benefits,  that,  at  least, 
without  which  no  other  benefit  can  be  truly  en 
joyed,  is  independence. 

GODWIN. 


December   23 

William  Butler  was  chosen  as  the  Chim 
ney-sweeper  for  New  York  City. 

Honour  and  shame  from  no  condition  rise, 
Act  well  your  part,  there  all  the  honour  lies. 

POPE. 


December   24 

Jacob  Arden,  a  butcher,  violated  the  As 
size  Law,  in  New  York,  and  was  ordered 
to  leave  the  market-place. 
"  Well,  well,"  said  Mr.  Bumble,   "every  trade 
has  its  drawbacks." 

DICKENS. 


December   25 

First  Christmas  spent  in  New  England 
by  the  Pilgrim  Fathers,  on  board  the 
Mayflower,  whose  master  served  them 
with  beer. 


Heap  on  more  wood  !  the  wind  is  chill, 

But  let  it  whistle  as  it  will, 

We  '11  keep  our  Christmas  merry  still. 

SCOTT. 


December   26 

1759  Governor  Lyttleton  of  South  Carolina 
made  a  treaty  with  the  Cherokee  Indians 
which  they  treacherously  broke. 

Men  are  oftener  treacherous  through  weakness 
than  design. 

ROCHEFOUCAULD. 


December   27 

1675      Captain  Prentice  destroyed  one  hundred 
wigwams  at  Warwick,  Mass. 
Necessity  of  action  takes  away  the  fear  of  the 
act,  and  makes  bold  resolution  the  favourite  of 
fortune. 

QUARTZES. 


December   28 

1697  Four  barrels  of  powder  were  ordered  for 
saluting  Governor  Bellamont  on  his  ar 
rival  at  New  York. 

Sir,  you  are  very  welcome  to  our  house, 
It  must  appear  in  other  ways  than  words. 
SHAKESPEARE. 


December   29 

J773      Governor  Tryon's  home  in  the  Fort  at 
New  York  burned  down. 

We  are  always  in  the  forge,  or  on  the  anvil  ;  by 
trials  God  is  shaping  us  for  higher  things. 

BEECHER. 


December   30 

1675  Firing  of  IC  pistells  and  other  gunns  "  on 
New  Year's  Day,  in  New  York,  pro 
hibited. 

If  all  the  year  were  playing  holidays, 

To  sport  would  be  as  tedious  as  to  work. 

But  when  they  seldom  come,  they  wished  for 

come 
And  nothing  pleaseth  but  rare  accidents. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


December   31 

1758  Washington  retired  from  the  Colonial 
Army  at  the  age  of  twenty-six,  after  five 
j^ears  of  service,  highly  commended  by 
his  officers. 

As  famous  and  as  bold  in  war, 
As  he  is  famed  for  mildness,  peace,  and  prayer. 

SHAKESPEARE. 


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